Among the most popular baked goods is the classic chocolate chip cookie. One of the things that makes it so special is how beautifully it lends itself to adaptation. Journalist, baker and podcast host Marissa Rothkopf Bates shares insights from her cookbook, The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies. She'll discuss the cookie's often misunderstood history, how to bake the type of chocolate chip cookie you want, and how she mixes politics with baking in her podcast.
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Checking in on NYC's Marijuana Legalization Five Years Later
20/04/2026 | 26 mins.
It's been five years since cannabis was legalized in New York. How is the industry doing, and how has legalization reshaped the city, the justice system, and the lifestyles of New Yorkers? Ashley Southall, a reporter for the New York Times who covers weed legalization, checks in on the state of marijuana in NYC. Plus, listeners share their thoughts and opinions on legalization.
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Xochitl Gonzalez Explores a Changing Fort Greene in 'Last Night in Brooklyn'
20/04/2026 | 20 mins.
The latest novel from Xochitl Gonzalez explores the gentrification of Fort Greene in 2007 through the eyes of one character, Alicia, who is presented with different versions of the American Dream as new people begin to move into the neighborhood. Gonzalez discusses her new book, Last Night in Brooklyn, out April 21. Gonzalez will be speaking at the Brooklyn Public Library on April 20.
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Exploring Masculinity in 'American Men'
20/04/2026 | 30 mins.
For his new book American Men, journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent four years chronicling the lives of four different men struggling with various aspects of their masculine identity, grappling with violent tendencies, trauma from their past, addictive behavior, gender identity and sexuality, and more. The book explores how American men are navigating the lessons they've been taught about masculinity, and the lives they actually want to lead. Conn discusses the book, out April 21. Conn will be speaking at Taylor and Company Books in Brooklyn on April 21 at 7 pm.
Cover art courtesy of Grand Central Publishing
Broadway on the Radio: 'Ragtime' at WNYC
17/04/2026 | 51 mins.
The stars of the Broadway musical 'Ragtime' join Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, and Shaina Taub perform songs from the show and discuss stepping into one of the largest casts on Broadway. Director Lear deBessonet shares his experiences directing the production. This event is part of All Of It's Broadway on the Radio series. Click here to watch a livestream of the event.
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